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A Light-hearted Tribute to Dr. Michael Klein

Dr. Michael Klein, M.D., C.C.F.P., F.C.F.P., F.A.A.P. (Neonatal/Perinatal), F.C.P.S.,is a pediatrician/neonatologist and family physician researcher and educator based at Children’s & Women’s Hospital and the Centre for Developmental Neurosciences & Child Health of the Child and Family Research Institute in Vancouver British Columbia Canada.

Dr. Klein is also an occasional contributor to Science & Sensibility. He is best known for his randomized controlled trial of routine episiotomies that demonstrated that they increased the very trauma that they were intended to prevent.

At the recent North American Primary Care Research Group, a tribute to Dr. Klein’s significant contribution to research on episiotomies was presented to those in attendance. Lucky for us, this presentation was also recorded. Clever, accurate and incredibly funny, I hope that you enjoy this clip as much as I did.

Thank you, Dr. Klein for your years of researching, supporting and sharing evidence based birth practices with us. It is very much appreciated.

Klein MC. From routine episiotomy to routine Cesarean section: how society came from rejecting one to embracing another. Bear Bones Publication of the Department of Family Practice University of British Columbia. 2010. Spring 10 (1): 12-17.